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H I K I K O M O R I
A Social Withdrawal Syndrome
1911007
Md. Morsalin Islam

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“A phenomenon in which a person
becomes recluse in their own homes
avoiding various social situations for at
least six months”
#intro/definition
- Saito Tamaki

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#lifestyle:
Saito Tamaki 1998 —
 Age of late 20s
 Isolated for >6 months
 No other psychological problem
Ministry of Health, Labour & Welfare 2003 —
 A lifestyle centered at home.
 No interest or willingness to attend school or work.
 Persistence of symptoms > 6 months.
 Excluded:
 Other mental disorders.
 People who has no interest or wiliness to attend
school or work but able to maintain personal
relationship.

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#causes:

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#stat:
FIRST RECOGNIZED AT 1990 , WAS NAMED
HIKIKOMORI AT 1998
- YEAR 2002 : 410,000 HIKIKOMORIS
- YEAR 2015 : 541,000 HIKIKOMORIS
- YEAR 2018 : 613,000 HIKIKOMORIS
- YEAR 2019 : 1.15 - 2 MILLION
HIKIKOMORIS
THE GOVERMENT EXPECTS THE NUMBER TO BE
AT AROUND 10 MILLION WITHIN THE NEXT COUPLE OF YEARS
DATA FROM MULTIPLE SOURCES

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#effect
• Hikikomori leads to domestic
violence.
• Leads to declining birth rate
• Leads to suicide.
• Leads to criminal activities.

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#prevention: